This undated image of Maren Sanchez provided by her family is from Maren Sanchez's Facebook page. A 16-year-old teenager is accused of fatally stabbing 16-year-old Maren Sanchez Friday, April 25, 2014 in the hallway of Jonathan Law High School in Milford.

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Maren Sanchez.

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Maren Sanchez.

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Christopher Plaskon from the Jonathan Law High School 2013 yearbook.

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Christopher Plaskon from the Jonathan Law High School 2013 yearbook.

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A man reflects during a candlelight vigil attended by hundreds at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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Hundreds of people attend a candlelight vigil at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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Hundreds of people attend a candlelight vigil at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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People reflect during a candlelight vigil attended by hundreds at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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Students hug during a candlelight vigil attended by hundreds at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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Hundreds of people attend a candlelight vigil at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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Hundreds of people attend a candlelight vigil at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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Hundreds of people attend a candlelight vigil at Jonathan Law High...

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People reflect during a candlelight vigil attended by hundreds at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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People reflect during a candlelight vigil attended by hundreds at...

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Hundreds of people attend a candlelight vigil at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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Hundreds of people attend a candlelight vigil at Jonathan Law High...

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Hundreds of people attend a candlelight vigil at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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Hundreds of people attend a candlelight vigil at Jonathan Law High...

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Hundreds of people attend a candlelight vigil at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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A flag is flown at half mast during a candlelight vigil attended by hundreds at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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MILFORD, CT - APRIL 28: People reflect during a candlelight vigil attended by hundreds at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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MILFORD, CT - APRIL 28: People pause and reflect during a candlelight vigil attended by hundreds at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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Balloons are released during a candlelight vigil attended by hundreds at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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People reflect during a candlelight vigil attended by hundreds at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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Hundreds of people attend a candlelight vigil at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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A man reflects during a candlelight vigil attended by hundreds at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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A man reflects during a candlelight vigil attended by hundreds at Jonathan Law High School after the death of Maren Sanchez, 16, who was stabbed to death Friday morning inside the school on April 28, 2014 in Milford, Connecticut. Sanchez, a popular student, was stabbed by a male student just hours before she was to attend her junior prom with her boyfriend.

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Molly Wasson, 17, kneels on the ground while fellow students gather around her at the site of a makeshift memorial dedicated to Maren Sanchez, a 16-year-old girl fatally stabbed at Jonathan Law High School, in Milford, Conn., April 26, 2014. The young man who authorities say attacked Sanchez will probably be charged as an adult, his lawyer said, and investigators appeared no closer to determining a motive.

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Molly Wasson, 17, kneels on the ground while fellow students gather around her at the site of a makeshift memorial dedicated to Maren Sanchez, a 16-year-old girl fatally stabbed at Jonathan Law High School, in Milford, Conn., April 26, 2014. The young man who authorities say attacked Sanchez will probably be charged as an adult, his lawyer said, and investigators appeared no closer to determining a motive.

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Family and friends of Maren Sanchez, a 16-year-old girl fatally stabbed by another student in the hallway of Jonathan Law High School, gathered for a vigil just hours before the junior prom in Milford, Conn., April 25, 2014. Sanchez was attacked by a 16-year-old male classmate, and the Milford Police Department is investigating reports of a dispute over the prom.

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People raise candles as they listen to Maren Sanchez sing during a vigil for her at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Friends and family including many students from Jonathan Law High School arrive at a memorial service at the First United Church of Christ in Milford Conn. for Maren Sanchez who was killed at the school Friday April 25, 2014. The 16-year-old girl was stabbed to death inside a Connecticut high school Friday, and police were investigating whether a boy attacked her after she turned down an invitation to be his prom date. (AP Photo/The New Haven Register, Peter Casolino)

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A banner reading RIP Maren is displayed on the press box on the football field during a vigil for Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Students spray paint a rock purple outside Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn., Friday, April 25, 2014, in memory of 16-year-old stabbing victim Maren Sanchez. Sanchez was stabbed to death earlier in the day during an altercation inside the school. A teenage boy is in custody, and police are investigating whether she was stabbed because she declined to be his date at the junior prom. (AP Photo/The New Haven Register, Peter Hvizdak) MANDATORY CREDIT

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People attend a during a vigil for Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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People attend a during a vigil for Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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People hold candles during a vigil for Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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People hold candles during a vigil for Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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A woman holds a candle while holding a program for a vigil for Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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A woman holds a candle while holding a program for a vigil for Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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A woman carries balloons during a vigil for Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Friends of Maren Sanchez, including boyfriend Jarrod Butts speak at a vigil for her at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Friends of Maren Sanchez, including boyfriend Jarrod Butts speak at a vigil for her at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Students hug and spray paint a rock purple outside Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn., Friday, April 25, 2014, in memory of 16-year-old stabbing victim Maren Sanchez. Sanchez was stabbed to death earlier in the day during an altercation inside the school. A teenage boy is in custody, and police are investigating whether she was stabbed because she declined to be his date at the junior prom. (AP Photo/The New Haven Register, Peter Hvizdak) MANDATORY CREDIT

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Friends of Maren Sanchez, including boyfriend Jarrod Butts embrace during a vigil for her at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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People attend during a vigil for Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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People attend during a vigil for Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Milford, Conn. Sanchez was fatally stabbed inside the school on Friday hours before her junior prom. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Elizabeth Voytershark, 19, pays her respects at an impomptu memorial for stabbing victim Maren Sanchez, in front of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Thursday April 25, 2014.

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Seniors from Jonathan Law High School arrive at Walnut Beach in their prom suits and dresses to hold a memorial for their friend Maren Sanchez in Milford, Conn. on Friday April 25, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death earlier on Friday, which was to be the day of the school's prom.

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Seniors from Jonathan Law High School release purple balloons while at Walnut Beach, during a memorial for their friend Maren Sanchez in Milford, Conn. on Friday April 25, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death earlier on Friday, which was to be the day of the school's prom. All the seniors came to the memorial wearing their prom suits and dresses.

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Colleen McMurray, 16, pays her respects at an impomptu memorial for stabbing victim Maren Sanchez, in front of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Thursday April 25, 2014.

Students from Jonathan Law High School pose for photos at the end of a pier while holding the prom dress of their friend Maren Sanchez after a memorial for her at Walnut Beach in Milford, Conn. on Friday April 25, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death at the school on Friday morning. Students showed up at Walnut Beach wearing their prom dresses and suits because Friday night was to be prom night.

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A student from Jonathan Law High School brings purple balloons onto Walnut Beach, during a memorial for their friend Maren Sanchez in Milford, Conn. on Friday April 25, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death earlier on Friday, which was to be the day of the school's prom. All the students came to the memorial wearing their prom suits and dresses.

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Students from Jonathan Law High School attend a memorial for stabbing victim Maren Sanchez at Walnut Beach in Milford, Conn. on Friday April 25, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death at the school on Friday morning. Students showed up at Walnut Beach wearing their prom dresses and suits because Friday night was to be prom night.

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Students from Jonathan Law High School walk together along the beach to a pier nearby after a memorial was held for their friend Maren Sanchez in Milford, Conn. on Friday April 25, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death earlier on Friday, which was to be the day of the school's prom. All the students came to the memorial wearing their prom suits and dresses.

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Students from Jonathan Law High School walk together along the beach to a pier nearby after a memorial was held for their friend Maren Sanchez in Milford, Conn. on Friday April 25, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death earlier on Friday, which was to be the day of the school's prom. All the students came to the memorial wearing their prom suits and dresses.

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Jonathan Law High School, in Milford, Conn. April 25, 2014, where Maren Sanchez was stabbed to death by a fellow student.

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Jonathan Law High School, in Milford, Conn. April 25, 2014, where Maren Sanchez was stabbed to death by a fellow student.

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Jonathan Law High School, in Milford, Conn. April 25, 2014, where Maren Sanchez was stabbed to death by a fellow student.

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For a second day, students gather around the memorial made for stabbing victim Maren Sanchez, in front of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Saturday April 26, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death on Friday morning, which was to be the day of the school's junior prom.

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For a second day, students gather around the memorial made for stabbing victim Maren Sanchez, in front of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Saturday April 26, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death on Friday morning, which was to be the day of the school's junior prom.

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A student leaves flowers at the memorial made for stabbing victim Maren Sanchez, in front of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Saturday April 26, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death on Friday morning, which was to be the day of the school's junior prom. Today, students and anyone from the community were able to gather in the school's gym for food provided by local businesses.

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For a second day, students and area residents came to gather around the memorial made for stabbing victim Maren Sanchez, in front of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Saturday April 26, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death on Friday morning, which was to be the day of the school's junior prom. Today, students and anyone from the community were able to gather in the school's gym for food provided by local businesses.

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A student leaves flowers and a stuffed animal as she and others gather around the memorial made for stabbing victim Maren Sanchez, in front of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Saturday April 26, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death on Friday morning, which was to be the day of the school's junior prom.Today, students and anyone from the community were able to gather in the school's gym for food provided by local businesses.

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For a second day, students gather around the memorial made for stabbing victim Maren Sanchez, in front of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Saturday April 26, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death on Friday morning, which was to be the day of the school's junior prom.Today, students and anyone from the community were able to gather in the school's gym for food provided by local businesses.

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Student Jordan Shackett, 16, and her friend Morgan Gallagher, 16, lighting candle, stop by the memorial made for stabbing victim Maren Sanchez, in front of Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Saturday April 26, 2014. Sanchez was stabbed to death on Friday morning, which was to be the day of the school's junior prom.Today, students and anyone from the community were able to gather in the school's gym for food provided by local businesses.

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Jonathan Law High School baseball player Kurt Holden holds a sign in memory of classmate Maren Sanchez as he walked with his teammates in her honor at the annual In Your Shoes event at Lisman Landing in downtown Milford, Conn. on Sunday, April 27, 2014.

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Jonathan Law High School baseball player Kurt Holden holds a sign in memory of classmate Maren Sanchez as he walks with his teammates in her honor at the annual In Your Shoes event on Broad Street in downtown Milford, Conn. on Sunday, April 27, 2014.

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A mourner attends the vigil in honor of slain student Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Monday, April 28, 2014.

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Mourners fill the football field for the vigil in honor of slain student Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Monday, April 28, 2014.

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Students arrive at the vigil in honor of slain student Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Monday, April 28, 2014.

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Mourners attend the vigil in honor of slain student Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Monday, April 28, 2014.

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Mourners attend the vigil in honor of slain student Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Monday, April 28, 2014.

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Mourners attend the vigil in honor of slain student Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Monday, April 28, 2014.

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Mourners attend the vigil in honor of slain student Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Monday, April 28, 2014.

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Mourners attend the vigil in honor of slain student Maren Sanchez at Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Conn. on Monday, April 28, 2014.

From private movie screenings to complimentary yoga classes, local businesses are showering the Jonathan Law High School community with support on the heels of last week's fatal stabbing of junior prom queen Maren Sanchez.

Sanchez, who was 16, was killed with a knife last Friday in a high school stairwell before the start of classes. The popular student's violent slaying has devastated those who knew her and shaken an entire city.

Sanchez's friend and classmate, 16-year-old Chris Plaskon, has been charged with murder.

In an effort to offer comfort and healing to the community, Kingdom Life Church and local businesses contributed several thousand dollars to buy time at four movie screens earlier this week at the Westfield Connecticut Post mall's Cinema 14 theaters. Law students, staff and family were then invited to a free Tuesday night viewing of "Heaven is for Real," a movie about life after death.

"We started out with one or two theaters and then the demand made it so that we wanted to get four to accommodate everybody, and so local businesses started donating to help us cover the extra cost," said Danielle Niglio, executive assistant to the church's bishop.

"The idea was to give them something to do to get their minds off the grieving, but also pull them together as one big community," Ball said. "The Milford clergy were there supporting the local students as they arrived with their parents. It was really beautiful."

Corazon Family Fitness is offering complimentary yoga classes to Law students and staff on Wednesday and Thursday evenings during the month of May.

"We just wanted to bring peace and healing to the Jonathan Law students and staff members," said studio owner Elisa Kingsley, who is also a Milford Board of Education member. "We are all together on this and we will get through this. The way to deal with tragedy is by sending healing, love, peace and prayers."

The hourlong classes begin at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and 7 p.m. on Thursdays. Those who wish to participate should bring a yoga mat and blanket to the studio at 64 Ridge St.

Several businesses are organizing events to raise funds for The Maren Sanchez Memorial Fund, established to honor Sanchez's memory and help support her family.

On Sunday, Flip Salon & Boutique will donate proceeds from all $25 haircuts to the fund. Hairdressers at the salon at 100 Lansdale Ave. will be cutting from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Appointments are recommended.

McDonald's on Bridgeport Avenue in Devon will donate 10 percent of all sales to The Maren Sanchez Memorial Fund from 4 to 7 p.m. next Thursday, May 8. Additional donations will also be accepted.